Who Broke the Master Sword?
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The Master Sword was broken by Ganon’s Malice near the beginning of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, as seen in trailers for the game. According to the game’s storyline, Link and Zelda encounter Ganondorf’s mummified body underground, but before they can stop him, he comes back to life, leading to the Master Sword’s destruction.
Introduction to the Master Sword
The Master Sword is a powerful and iconic sword in the Zelda series, known for its unique ability to seal away evil. Despite its strength, the Master Sword is not invincible and can be broken or damaged in certain circumstances.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. How Many Times Has the Master Sword Broken?
The Master Sword cannot break due to its unique nature, but it can lose energy when used to damage foes.
2. Can You Get the Master Sword Back if it Breaks?
The quickest way to retrieve the fixed Master Sword is to land on top of the Light Dragon, one of four majestic Dragons that roam the map.
3. What Would Happen if the Master Sword Broke?
If the Master Sword is completely broken beyond repair, it’s not able to be reforged, or it can but its power is lost, fortunately, there’s another sword in every timeline totally capable of sealing darkness.
4. Is the Hylian Shield Unbreakable?
While the Hylian Shield has a vast amount of durability, unlike the Master Sword it’s not invincible and can break.
5. How Strong is Impa’s Secret Sword?
There is no information provided about the strength of Impa’s Secret Sword in the given text.
6. What Sword Doesn’t Break in Breath of the Wild?
The Master Sword breaks, but it doesn’t break like any other weapon in Breath of the Wild, instead, its power drains.
7. Is Zelda the Light Dragon?
The true form of the Light Dragon is Princess Zelda, who swallowed her Secret Stone to become a powerful, immortal dragon and imbue the damaged Master Sword with holy power so it could recover and be strengthened.
8. Can the Master Sword Break While Fighting Ganon?
If you haven’t found it yet, the Master Sword is a weapon specifically designed to kill Ganon, doing double damage against him and never breaking while used against him.
9. Does the Hyrule Shield Break?
The Hylian Shield is, bar none, the best overall shield in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, however, like every piece of equipment in the game, it has durability, and if you let it be abused too much, it will break.
10. Why is Master Sword Only 30?
The reason the Master Sword deals only 30 damage and wears out so quickly when attacking “regular enemies” is because it had been broken and worn down a hundred years ago in the battles during the Great Calamity.
11. Why Does Master Sword Go to 60?
The Master Sword has an attack power of 30 which jumps to 60 when Link is fighting Calamity enemies.
12. Is There an Unbreakable Shield in Breath of the Wild?
If you want to know where to find the Hylian Shield, continue reading, keep in mind that this is not Breath of the Wild’s unbreakable shield, in fact, the game doesn’t have an unbreakable shield.
13. Is the Master Sword Blue or Purple?
The design of the sword has evolved over the course of each Zelda title, but it has become identifiable by its purple and silver design.
14. Is There a Soul in the Master Sword?
A feature seen across many of the games is the Master Sword’s will, it has a mind of its own, guided by Fi within the blade.
15. Does Zelda Turn Back from a Dragon?
While Mineru does tell Zelda that the act of draconification is irreversible, she’s able to become human again after Link defeats Ganondorf.